EA Gear now offers sales of the Dead Space 3 Dev-Team Edition, a limited edition version of the game they say "is squarely grounded in-fiction" (thanks VG247). This includes a region 1 version of the game, but they also have an add-on version which does not include the game, just the goodies. Here's word on what the version with the game includes:

13" SCAF Tin Crate

8" Ployresin Black Marker Statue

Aluminum Data Pad

Med Pack Water Bottle

Bound SCAF Jotter

3 SCAF Posters

6 Peng Postcards

96 Page Mini Art Book

A copy of Dead Space 3 on the platform of your choice (PC copies are disc only; we are unable to provide a downloadable version)

DLC: First Contact bundle (includes the First Contact Suit and Negotiator weapon for precise dismemberment)

What was actually really nice was the statue from The Old Republic CE. My brother in law who is a major Star Wars Collector wanted to trade me his original backwards compatible PS3 for it. I told him nope it looks nice sitting next to the GTA4 lock box (which I almost broke a toe on).

Using a steering wheel on a Burnout game is like using the Space Shuttle controls to fly a kite.

The Half Elf wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 15:08:Statue of kinky sex toy, a water bottle and postcards? Are you going on a trip somewhere?

The Data Pad actually looks cool, but the rest of it?

Still have to say my favorite collector's edition item from a game remains the Big Daddy figurine I got from Bioshock... it's decent-sized (about 8" tall), is solidly-built (I mean, has genuine heft to it), and simply looks badass on display. And that was from a $60 collector's edition.

deqer wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 13:51:This all sounds just stupid. Really.

They did something similar for ME3, but yeah... EA hasn't really ever been good with special editions for games. This one does a better job of checking off the requisite boxes for physical goodies (with some glaring omissions - no soundtrack? no dev diaries? no steelbook case for the game?), but at $160 they completely botched the price (I'd say this is more like a $90-100 bundle, maybe $120 if it's especially limited).